I have a thing for quotes. Words, vocabulary, sentences. I have quotes taped to my walls, in my wallet, in my car, sometimes even on my bike & written in my Zoots. There are words I LOVE, and there are words we are not allowed to use in my house.
Hate is a 'bad word'. Stupid is as well. So is Can't. We don't use these, not as verbs or adjectives - never in a sentence. Dylan has never been able to slide them past me, and he knows why. Bad, bad words.
Well, karma is a bitch. And after 3 years of telling Dylan not to say those words, it was his turn to be the parent. Yep, I have a race on Saturday. A race, on a flat course. Let's just say I used all 3 'bad words' in the same sentence when packing for this race. I do not like (insert) racing silly (insert) flat courses because I feel incapable (insert). I do not like them Sam I Am.
My life is full of metaphorical mountains, it's about the climb after all, and I go fast on the up & over.
Of course, I'm wise enough to know that doing 8 X 10km brick sessions out on the track today will put me in peak flat course shape. Of course.
I'll throw a 1080 on the front, a disc on the rear... not a problem. I'll be cruising.
Oh, and the forecast is rain. Would you like them on a train, would you like them in the rain? I would not like them here nor there, I would not like them anywhere.
The exerts say that when it gets tough, we must remember why we race. This will motivate us to crawl to the finish line proud. So, I'll do this race anyways because my 'why?' this year is to face my fears. A flat & wet bike course is probably the biggest fear of all. So, I'm requesting that my support crew (Dylan & Mom & Dad) yell "RUN" to me as I white-knuckle the bike. This will remind me of the goal: Get off the silly (insert) bike so I can run...
Who knows? We also have a rule about trying everything once... maybe, just maybe, this could be fun... You do not like them. So you Say. Try them! Try them! And you may...
Train safe,